劣币驱逐良币
liè bì qū zhú liáng bì
Pinyin

Definition

劣币驱逐良币
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liè bì qū zhú liáng bì
  1. bad money drives out good money (economics)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不良
bù liáng
  1. 1 bad
  2. 2 harmful
  3. 3 unhealthy
善良
shàn liáng
  1. 1 good and honest
  2. 2 kindhearted
恶劣
è liè
  1. 1 vile
  2. 2 nasty
  3. 3 of very poor quality
良好
liáng hǎo
  1. 1 good
  2. 2 favorable
  3. 3 well
  4. 4 fine
良心
liáng xīn
  1. 1 conscience
追逐
zhuī zhú
  1. 1 to chase
  2. 2 to pursue vigorously
逐渐
zhú jiàn
  1. 1 gradually
优良
yōu liáng
  1. 1 fine
  2. 2 good
  3. 3 first-rate
劣
liè
  1. 1 inferior
劣质
liè zhì
  1. 1 shoddy
  2. 2 of poor quality
卑劣
bēi liè
  1. 1 base
  2. 2 mean
  3. 3 despicable
奥尔良
Ào ěr liáng
  1. 1 Orléans
从良
cóng liáng
  1. 1 (of a slave or servant) to be given one's freedom
  2. 2 (of a prostitute) to marry and leave one's trade
拙劣
zhuō liè
  1. 1 clumsy
  2. 2 botched
改良
gǎi liáng
  1. 1 to improve (sth)
  2. 2 to reform (a system)
放逐
fàng zhú
  1. 1 to banish
  2. 2 to deport
  3. 3 to send into exile
  4. 4 to be marooned
消化不良
xiāo huà bù liáng
  1. 1 indigestion
精良
jīng liáng
  1. 1 excellent
  2. 2 of superior quality
良
liáng
  1. 1 good
  2. 2 very
  3. 3 very much
良久
liáng jiǔ
  1. 1 a good while
  2. 2 a long time

Idioms (20)

久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. 1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
优胜劣汰
yōu shèng liè tài
  1. 1 survival of the fittest (idiom)
丧尽天良
sàng jìn tiān liáng
  1. 1 devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
土豪劣绅
tǔ háo liè shēn
  1. 1 local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
如蝇逐臭
rú yíng zhú chòu
  1. 1 like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful
  2. 2 the crowd runs after trash
居心不良
jū xīn bù liáng
  1. 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
广结良缘
guǎng jié liáng yuán
  1. 1 to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)
舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò
  1. 1 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
  2. 2 to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
挚友良朋
zhì yǒu liáng péng
  1. 1 intimate friend and companion (idiom)
温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
  1. 1 kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle
笑逐颜开
xiào zhú yán kāi
  1. 1 smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure
  2. 2 all smiles
  3. 3 joy written across one's face
群雄逐鹿
qún xióng zhú lù
  1. 1 great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom); fig. many vie for supremacy
良宵美景
liáng xiāo měi jǐng
  1. 1 fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)
良工心苦
liáng gōng xīn kǔ
  1. 1 expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill
  2. 2 A masterpiece demands suffering.
良师益友
liáng shī yì yǒu
  1. 1 good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor
良心喂狗
liáng xīn wèi gǒu
  1. 1 to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom)
  2. 2 devoid of conscience
良知良能
liáng zhī liáng néng
  1. 1 instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong
  2. 2 innate moral sense
良药苦口
liáng yào kǔ kǒu
  1. 1 good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow
良辰吉日
liáng chén jí rì
  1. 1 fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity

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